Criticisms

In 2003 and again in 2006,[7] the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), a non-governmental organization in New Delhi, found that soda drinks produced by manufacturers in India, including both Pepsi and Coca-Cola, had dangerously high levels of pesticides in their drinks. Both PepsiCo and The Coca-Cola Company maintain that their drinks are safe for consumption and have published newspaper advertisements that say pesticide levels in their products are less than those in other foods such as tea, fruit and dairy products.[8] In the Indian state of Kerala, sale and production of Pepsi-Cola, along with other soft drinks, has been banned.[9] Five other Indian states have announced partial bans on the drinks in schools, colleges and hospitals.[10] On Friday, September 22, 2006, the High Court in Kerala overturned the Kerala ban ruling that only the federal government can ban food products.[11]

Iran state television broadcast anti-Pepsi propaganda, saying that the PEPSI letters stood for Pay Each Penny Save Israel.[2] PepsiCo has a bottling plant in Iran.[3]